| Show th tb Ends Is Active Career of Gov Southern Utah's Friend IB m m. m Spry To Paralytic Stroke Early Sunday lorning orning Held In Admiration And Respect by I tire People of State Loyal Loyal to Friends And The people of Southern Utah will be grieved to learn that Governor Spry known throughout this section of the state as the friend of Southern Utah passed from this life early Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day morning succumbing to a 11 second paralytic stroke Governor Spry since he was governor govern govern- or of the state of Utah has held the position In the government as commissioner commissioner com com- missioner of the general land office receiving his appointment at the hands of the late President Harding In to the spring of 1921 Since that time he has been a resident of Washington D. D c. c The following comments on on the death of Governor Wm Spry are taken taken tak tak- en from telegraphic reports sent from the nations nation's capitol immediately following following following fol fol- lowing his passing William Wllliam Spry commissioner of the general land office and former governor govern govern- or of Utah died at his Washington h home me shortly after 5 6 o'clock Sunday morning following a second paralytic stroke droke An overburdened and weakened weaken weaken- ed heart and hardening of the arteries however were the immediate cause of 01 death for the paralytic condition h had d largely disappeared before the end came though the stroke had tak n nIts nits Its toll The passing of Governor Spry was not unexpected He suffered a second stroke while at his desk In the land office nearly a week ago his condition was at once pronounced critical The very nature of his Illness Ulness meant one o of two things that the end was near or that he would be condemned to a life Continued on Page Two DEATH I ENDS NI S CAREER CAREEn 1 OF GOV WM VIM SPRY Continued from Page One of Invalidism If he temporarily re re- re covered The commissioner had long suffered from high blood pressure his heart was Vias weak and his arteries were hard hard- ening It lt was the combination of all three that brought his end Six Ix weeks after his first str stroke ke Commissioner Com Corm missioner Spry was able to go back to his office and his attendance from then until he was stricken a second time was regular Throughout the time he performed the full duties of commissioner and seemed quite equal to the task He became notably discouraged discouraged discouraged dis dis- by delay in notifying him that he would be continued in office and the uncertainty that hung over him from March 4 until March 23 when he was advised that his resignation resignation resignation tion had been returned to him by the president had a depressing effect upon him However he cheered perceptibly when hen his resignation was handed back to him but meantime had been forced to undertake an unusually heavy burden burd burd- en when he was called upon to assume the principal load In putting into effect the new oil conservation policy polley Governor Spry was a tribute to Utah as a governor a citizen and as commISsioner commissioner com com- missioner of public lands He was a direct factor in the states state's development and under his direction Utah made great progress The state and nation loses a valuable and and worth worthwhile while citi citi- zen ren lIe He was loyal loal to his friends and loyal oal to his country sympathetic generous generous generous gen gen- erous and in every way a real man He Jle was genial and approachable by even the citizen A keen sense i of humor and a faculty of adapting himself to all kinds of conditions made him equal to any social or of official official official of- of requirements He was a real man and an outstanding executive Utah and the nation suffer great loss thru his bits death Governor Spry will be brought to I Utah for burial Mrs Spry her hr two to daughters and son left with the re remains remains remains re- re mains on Tuesday and it is planned to have funeral services in Salt Lake Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day afternoon Mrs Spry has not de decided decided decided de- de yet et whether the governor will be burled buried at Salt Lake or at their old home at Grantsville Utah I |
